Normal values and reproducibility of anal endosonographic measurements

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Poen, A C ^a   Felt Bersma, R J F ^a   Deville W ^a   Cuesta, M A ^a   Meuwissen, S G M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Anus; Reproducibility; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBMUCOSA; THICKNESS;

EID: 0031452025     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(97)10001-5     Document Type: Article

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